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Rise in human bird flu cases in China shows risk of fast-changing variants: experts

A man provides water for chickens inside a greenhouse at a farm in Heihe, Heilongjiang province, China November. [Reuters]

A jump in the number of people in China infected with bird flu this year is raising concern among experts, who say a previously circulating strain appears to have changed and may be more infectious to people.

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